Lidl Focuses on Bioland Farmers
The discounter Lidl wants to sensitize consumers to the added value of local and high-quality organic products. For this purpose, the company is running a campaign to help farmers make a big impression.
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Author: Peter Schneider
Kaufland Is a Member of Demeter
The Kaufland food chain has expanded its cooperation with Demeter and is now a member of the Bio-Verband. Demeter wants to create more sales opportunities for its farmers and win customers who usually only buy from conventional food retailers. The Federal Association for Natural Foods and Natural Products is critical of this.
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Online Survey on Agricultural Strategy
The Federal Ministry of Agriculture offers farmers, scientists, agricultural and environmental associations to participate online in the development of the “Agricultural Strategy 2035”.
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Bioland Partner Association Newly Founded
The Bioland market partners have founded a further association as a subdivision of the Bioland association: the Bioland Partner association. This is intended to ensure that manufacturers, processors and traders are more closely integrated into the association’s work.
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“Reusable Must Grow”
Being open to alternative packaging materials, but taking a close look at their ecological balance sheet: This is what Isabell Kuhl, deputy head of department in quality management at Alnatura,
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Even More Deposit Glass at Alnatura
Now Alnatura also offers ketchup, lentils, rice and cane sugar in a deposit jar. The company is thus once again focusing on recycling management. Step by step, Alnatura intends to further expand the use of returnable glass in its product range.
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Rapunzel Builds Visitor Centre
On three floors and around 7,500 square metres of space, Rapunzel wants to make “organic experience” possible with its new visitor centre. The building is currently under construction in Legau in the Unterallgäu, around 20 minutes by car from Memmingen. It is scheduled to open at the beginning of 2022.
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“Green Beauty” at Garnier
By 2025, the Garnier brand, which belongs to L’Oréal, wants to do without 100 percent of the use of new plastic in packaging. One step along the way: In the “Garnier BIO” line, the caring organic hemp gel cream now uses a cosmetic tube partly made of paper.
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Initiative for Vaccination Against Boar Taint
The Länderarbeitsgemeinschaft Ökologischer Landbau (LÖK) has spoken out against immunocastration in the course of the discussion on anaesthetic-free piglet castration. Associations and corporations are now vehemently demanding that vaccination against boar odour will be further permitted.
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Pilot Project from Henkel and Amazon
The natural cosmetics brand N.A.E., which belongs to Henkel Beauty Care, started an e-commerce pilot project with Amazon. With less packaging material and optimized supply chain processes, the brand intends to further emphasize its commitment to sustainability.
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